User manual PIONEER SX-315

[. . . ] SX-315. book Page 1 Friday, February 3, 2006 12:18 PM SX-315 Audio Multi-Channel Receiver Discover the benefits of registering your product online at www. pioneer. co. uk (www. pioneer-eur. com). SX-315. book Page 2 Friday, February 3, 2006 12:18 PM IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. D3-4-2-1-1_En-A Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. [. . . ] The receiver will retain its settings for about four weeks when unplugged. RECEIVER 1 If the receiver isn't already on, press STANDBY/ON (remote or front panel) to switch on. The display shows the current Room Setup setting. · If any of the speaker distance settings have been changed (see Setting speaker distances below) then the display blinks ROOM SET. 3 Use the ROOM SETUP button to select a room size setting, then press ENTER. Select from: · Room S ­ Smaller than average room (approx. 3. 5 m x 4. 5 m) · Room M ­ Average room (approx. 5. 5 m x 6. 0 m) 15 En SX-315. book Page 16 Friday, February 3, 2006 12:18 PM 04 Surround sound setup · Room L ­ Larger than average room (approx. 7. 5 m x 9. 0 m) 4 Use the ROOM SETUP button to select a seating position setting, then press ENTER. Select from: · Seat Fwd ­ If you are nearer to the front speakers than the surround speakers · Seat Mid ­ If you are equal distance from the front and surround speakers · Seat Back ­ If you are nearer to the surround speakers than the front speakers After selecting the seating position, the display shows the new settings for a couple of seconds. 4 Press SYSTEM SETUP again to select the suround speaker distance setting, then set using the / (cursor left/right) buttons. The display shows: S c h : followed by the current distance setting. 5 Press SYSTEM SETUP again to select the subwoofer speaker distance setting, then set using the / (cursor left/right) buttons. The display shows: S W : followed by the current distance setting. 6 Press ENTER to exit the System Setup menu. Setting individual channel levels Setting speaker distances For more accurate surround sound settings you can set the distance from your listening position to each of the speakers. See also Setting individual channel levels below for setting the relative levels of individual speakers. In order to balance the sound from all the speakers in your system you can adjust the relative level of each speaker. Adjust so that the level of each speaker is similar from your listening position. While setting the channel levels, you can either listen to a multichannel source (such as a DVD), or use the builtin test tone feature. Setting the channel levels using the test tone SYSTEM SETUP The test tone feature outputs a constant noise tone from each speaker, giving you a good reference to adjust the levels. ENTER ENTER TEST TONE 1 Press SYSTEM SETUP (front panel or remote). The display shows: F c h : followed by a distance in meters. This is the receiver's current setting for the distance from your listening position to each of the front left and right speakers. 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to change the distance setting. You can set the distance in increments of 30 cm. · You can also use the < and > buttons on the front panel. [. . . ] 3 Press ENTER to exit System Setup. 25 En SX-315. book Page 26 Friday, February 3, 2006 12:18 PM 07 Additional information Furnished Parts Specifications Amplifier section DIN Power Output Front. 100 W per channel (DIN, 1 %, 6 ) Center . 100 W per channel (DIN, 1 %, 6 ) Subwoofer . 100 W (DIN, 1 %, 6 ) RMS Power Output Front. [. . . ]